1940 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1940 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1940 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Tom Stidham, the Sooners compiled a 6–3 record (4–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Big Six Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 121 to 105.[1][2]

1940 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
1940 record6–3 (4–1 Big 6)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)
1940 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 Nebraska $ 5 –0 –0  8 –2 –0
Oklahoma 4 –1 –0  6 –3 –0
Missouri 3 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Iowa State 2 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Kansas State 1 –4 –0  2 –7 –0
Kansas 0 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

No Sooners received All-America honors in 1940,[3] but four Sooners received all-conference honors: tackle Roger Eason, end Bill Jennings, guard Harold Lahar, and back John Martin.[4]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 5vs. Oklahoma A&M*
W 29–27-
October 12vs. Texas*
L 16–1933,006
October 19Kansas State
W 14–0-
October 26at Iowa State
W 20–711,424
November 2No. 12 Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
L 0–1333,377
November 9at Kansas
W 13–0-
November 16Missouri
W 7–0-
November 23Temple*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 9–6-
November 30at Santa Clara*
L 13–337,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1940–1944". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved July 20, 2015.

NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[5]

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Hal LaharGuard979Chicago Bears
Johnny MartinBack14128Chicago Bears

References
  1. "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. "1940 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  3. "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  4. "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  5. "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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